All right, I've been kicking this idea around long enough. Time to let everyone else tear it apart and see what comes of it!
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I know that there are some excellent snarky Cursed Child sporking, reviews and reactions already. And I fully plan to read them and comment on them. But I wanted to wait until I read the blasted Cursed Child thing ( Read more... )

I'm re-reading PS/SS, specifically paying attention to things which are part of the overall 7-book plot but which Harry (and we, back in the day) didn't have enough information to flag as relevant. Absolutely fascinating, and I'm sure I'll be posting about some of that soon. This isn't that time, or not exactly. I was also paying closer attention ( Read more... )

“Any woman can weep without tears, and most can heal with their hands.  It depends on the wound.” Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

If there is anything certain about the Potterverse, it is that there is an absolute gulf between Us and Them.  There are Muggles and their opposites:  Witches and Wizards.

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A new book begins!!!

( And now for something completely different!! )

Author’s note: This essay offers a Watsonian explanation for certain things in the Potterverse. It ignores any Doylist explanations for those things, including Rowling’s.

In reply to my DH sporking, chapter 29, maidofkent wrote in part,

You're right that it seems pretty hypocritical to joke about Snape running away from shampoo, when the male ( Read more... )

I decided I needed to review what canon says about the effects of Obliviation. Barty Junior told us that the (only) reason Bertha suffered permanent, apparently irreversible, damage to her mind was because his father’s Memory Charm had been “too powerful.” (GoF 35) What about standard use by authorized Ministry experts? We have Mr. Roberts to ( Read more... )

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Just unlocked all new Chamber of Secrets "Exclusive Content".

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This quote was in our advent bulletin, and it struck me very strongly.
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. ( Read more... )